Re: New Order

Originally Posted by KickerConspiracy

Really? I've never really had that problem. The Pixies sounded fantastic when I saw them there I think in 2010. What Bay Area venues do you think have good sound?

the sound at the fox is always bass heavy and reverberating. just about every other major venue sounds much better... the fillmore, gamh, warfield. i'll take the smaller venues over the fox too. every time i've been to the fox it sounds the same and my friends have had the same experiences. at one show i attended, some guy next to me even went to the sound board to complain.

i don't know why some people don't pick up on it. maybe it's preference, maybe it's hearing ability, maybe it's experience. who knows? i thought the sound in the gobi last year suffered from similar problems and my friends agreed. my first thought was, "is the fox theater sound guy running this tent too?".

Re: New Order

Originally Posted by alternapop

The Fox in Oakland is a beautiful venue but the sound absolutely sucks there.

I was right up front and to me it sounded great. The crowd made the show everyone was going nuts and they fed off it! The greek show was better cause of the song ad's and me getting to meet Bernard! Can't wait to see them with Johnny Marr the night before Coachella in Santa Barbara!

Re: New Order

Originally Posted by kvnty

My hope and dream and wish.

Mine as well. But man, when these older Brits start acting like pissy coonts towards one another, it's some bitter stuff. Probably go to their graves never speaking again if they can help it. But Hooky is a helluva bass player. Almost legend. Can't say I won't be thinking about it during the NO set here.

Re: New Order

Originally Posted by artisticcreator

Wouldn't it be great to have Peter Hook join New Order on stage at Coachella?

Ive seen New Order a lot over tha past 20 years, Hooky and the rest of NO, dont get along. Since he has gone, theyre actually better, more fresh (check out their berlin gig on youtube esp Temptation). It wil be higher energy, they actually want to be on stage now, as opposed to just fdoing it for the money. I saw them in NewYork last year, amazin

Re: New Order

Originally Posted by sonnyboy11

Mine as well. But man, when these older Brits start acting like pissy coonts towards one another, it's some bitter stuff. Probably go to their graves never speaking again if they can help it. But Hooky is a helluva bass player. Almost legend. Can't say I won't be thinking about it during the NO set here.

Plus, Hook is responsible for my favorite spinoff of New Order, Revenge. Still listen to "Pineapple Face" like it was recorded yesterday.

Originally Posted by footixy

Girl, you can pound your vagina so hard in those the Sahara will feel a new kind of drop...

Re: New Order

Originally Posted by SepaGroove

Can someone explain to me why New Order isn't billed higher?

They are more popular in the U.S. than Blur and Stone Roses. At least they were more popular.

New Order is one of only eight bands on the lineup with a platinum album in the U.S. The other six are Franz Ferdinand, Wu-Tang Clan, Moby, Modest Mouse, The Postal Service, Violent Femmes and Red Hot Chili Peppers. NO should be higher up.

Last edited by kvnty; 03-24-2013 at 03:16 PM.

Originally Posted by footixy

Girl, you can pound your vagina so hard in those the Sahara will feel a new kind of drop...

Re: New Order

Originally Posted by kvnty

New Order is one of only seven bands on the lineup with a platinum album in the U.S. The other six are Franz Ferdinand, Wu-Tang Clan, Moby, Modest Mouse, The Postal Service and Red Hot Chili Peppers. NO should be higher up.

That is a heck of a stat!

Hard to believe...

I guess Dead Kennedys never made it past gold, but I would have bet money that Fever to Tell went platinum.. or that one of Lou Reeds bigger records made it.

Re: New Order

I guess Dead Kennedys never made it past gold, but I would have bet money that Fever to Tell went platinum.. or that one of Lou Reeds bigger records made it.

Yeah, sucks that "Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables" didn't even go gold in the U.S. (it did in the U.K.), and Lou Reed's records (though critically acclaimed) did not sell very well. Hoping YYYs next album is the 8th Coachella '13 artist to sell a mill in U.S.

Last edited by kvnty; 02-10-2013 at 09:23 PM.

Originally Posted by footixy

Girl, you can pound your vagina so hard in those the Sahara will feel a new kind of drop...

I've been reading a bunch of interviews with both Bernard and Hook. Hook really comes off like the bad guy no matter whose side you hear. It sounds like the rest of them may have done some shady legal things to get control of the trademark, but that was AFTER he just went and announced they were breaking up without consulting anyone else. He just seems really bitter.

The worst was that bit where he said the new bass player was miming to a backing track. "You see, he's playing low and the track is up high". Apparently it's a song with 2 bass parts and Hook used to do the same thing because it's impossible to play live otherwise.

I have hopes for a good show because it really sounds like they are having fun again. Reminds me of the Pixies comeback shows, just go out, play the hits, enjoy being appreciated. (& profit). But Bernard is just the worst frontman ever, so I won't be expecting that much. Just give me a good setlist.

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Really hope they play Regret, looks like they've only played it a handful of times this tour. Anyone think they'll play a tune off of their latest album? I think Californian Grass is almost a certainty.

Re: New Order

Originally Posted by Jakedeez

I think i'd rather see Hot Chip than New Order. Not sure i understand the hype on them. Everything live I see lead singer sounds horrible

you fuck. you cunt. you cooze mother fucker with the worst taste in music EVER. Please mother fucking kill your cock sucking self on do us all a favor. God, you suck so fucking bad, I can't fucking stand the thought of you being at Coachella, polluting the Polo Grounds with your filthy disgusting exhale breath. Go suck off Danny Avila and give the rest of us a mother fucking break. You douche fist hole of an excuse for a human fucking being. Die, mother fucker, die! NOW!!!

Originally Posted by footixy

Girl, you can pound your vagina so hard in those the Sahara will feel a new kind of drop...

Re: New Order

Originally Posted by kvnty

New Order is one of only seven bands on the lineup with a platinum album in the U.S. The other six are Franz Ferdinand, Wu-Tang Clan, Moby, Modest Mouse, The Postal Service and Red Hot Chili Peppers. NO should be higher up.

Re: New Order

Originally Posted by kvnty

New Order is one of only seven bands on the lineup with a platinum album in the U.S. The other six are Franz Ferdinand, Wu-Tang Clan, Moby, Modest Mouse, The Postal Service and Red Hot Chili Peppers. NO should be higher up.

I'm surprised Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix wasn't a Platinum Album. I guess the kids were all up on the downloads by the time that was out. Looking at Wikipedia about this, Metallica has the most impressive stat line. 21 albums, all of them platinum.

Originally Posted by hawkingvsreeve

Perhaps if you had spent more time planning your sets out and less time playing slutty Indian this wouldn't be so difficult for you.